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Tough defense and balanced offense led the Cedar Creek Lady Cougars to a 33-24 win over Claiborne Christian Wednesday in the first round of the 2014 Duck Commander Classic at Ouachita Christian School in Monroe.

Caley Pyles, Bess Ewing and Ann-Marie Kimble all scored six points to keep the Cedar Creek attack balanced throughout the game.

"I thought we played pretty well defensively," Cedar Creek coach Katie Eagles said. "We had more effort and hustle (after the first quarter). We have to be able to create turnovers turn them into points." ...